Combined chair and couch.



C. L. PUDRIWTH.

GDMBINBD CHAIR AND GOUGH.

APPLIGATION FILED A211. 19. 1907.

935,861. Patented oot.5,1909.`

UNITED STATES CHARLES L. PUDRITH, OF VJ'ARREN, OHIO.

COMBINED CHAIR AND COUCH.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. PUDnrrH, of fari-en, in the county ofTrumbull and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and uset'ulImprovements .in Combined Chairs and Couches; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable. others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide a sin1pl and inexpensivearticle of furniture which may be readily converted into either a chairor couch.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 a side elevation, showing achair. Fig. is al similar view of a couch. fragmentary view of theback-section. Fig. le is a fragmentary view of the seat section. Fig. 5is a sectional view of details. F ig. (3 is an end view of the couch.

Veferring to the drawings, particularly to Fig. 1, 1 designates the seatsection of a chair having legs 2; and 3 the back section, hinged orotherwise secured to the seat section, preferably by means of a rod 4 inthe seat section and arms 5 of the back section. Both the seat and backsections are suitably upholstered. G designates the arm sections,likewise upholstered, each having on its outer tace bars 'T which aredesigned to extend into keepers S secured to the side bars oit the seatsection.

I'Vhen it is desired to convert the chair into a couch, arms 6 areremoved, and their bars T are inserted into keepers 9 in one end of thechair section, the two arms conjointly 'Forming a head-rest, beingwithin the planes of the sides or" the seat-section. Legs 10, hinged orotherwise pivotally secured to the upper end of the back-section 3, arewithdrawn from a recess, wherein they are normally concealed by a panell2, and thereupon the operator bears down on a crank-han- Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application led April 19, 1907.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909. Serial No. 369,153.

`dle 13 of a rod 14 in the seat-section to disengage a pawl l5 carriedthereby from a segmental rack 16 fast on rod f1. As the back-section islowered into a horizontal position springs 17 secured to arms 18 of rode are put under tension. In this way a chair may be readily convertedinto a couch. `When it is desired to again convert the article into achair it is only necessary to again release pawl l5 from rack 16, and'spring 17 will raise the baclesection 3. The latter is then locked inposition relative to the seat-section by pawl l5. the recess providedtherefor, and are concealed by the panel section 12; and the bars of thearm sections are restored in keepers S.

The advantages of my invention are obvious. It will be seen that anattractive, upholstered piece of furniture may be thus readily utilizedeither as a chair or as a couch.

I claim as my invention:

l. A convertible chair and couch comprising a seat section, a backsection hinged thereto, two arm sections, and meansfor securing each ofthe latter to the opposite sides or both of them to the end o't the seatsection, the two arms conjointly being within the planes of the sides ofthe seat section when secured to the end thereof.

2. A convertible chair and couch having, in combination, a seat-section,a back section, arms carried by the latter, a rod in said seat-sectionwith which said arms engage, arms carried by said rod, springs scouredto said latter arms, a segmental rack on said rod within theseat-section, a second rod in said seat-section having a pawl engagingsaid rack, and a crank-handle on said second rod at one side of theseat-section.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specication in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES L. PUDRITH. lVitnesses GEO. W. UrToN, IIoMnn E. S'rnwART.

The legs 10 are then replaced in

